Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-12-04
WOMEN WHO SHOOT.
Hunters Among the Fair Sc,
Who zsaMdl a. Gum.

Hunters Among the Fair Sex
Who Raandl a. Gun.
"I'd like you to make me first
class shot-gun."
The speaker was New York woman
OF fashion and the place was down
town gun store. After she had told
the proprietor that the gun was to
have rs cal Der barrel, was to be OF
the Greener style, and to weigh So
pounds, and that she wanted an extra
set of 38-caliber rifle barrels, and had
left the store the proprietor said:
THAT order will cost her 1915. Are
there many lady hunters? Ishould
say there were. Perhaps you will be
surprised to be told that at least 500
women OF this city are at the present
time in the Adirondacks with their
husbands, fathers or brothers hunting
or fishing; but it is a fact. all the
same. Do they shoot big game? Ger
tainly they do, and good many more
OF tn city's wealthy ladies than you
imagine have the record OF shooting a
deer. Many of them, too, shoot with
great skill on the wing, and they de
velop a great fondness for the sport.
The way they handle rifle or shot
gun when they come in here would
surprise a man not used to seeing
that sort OF thing. They take up a
qua and bring it to the shoulder just
as deXtrously as man does. They
are just intelligent regarding the
weapon also, knowing exactly what
length they want and what bend OF
stock"
"Are most of the lady hunters mar.
ried?"
"By no means. While large pro.
portion Of them are wives OF sports
men, having learned to shoot when
with their husbands camping out
there are also many fine shots among
the young and unmarried portion.
Why, have some come in here to
buy guns who are not over 16 or IL
years old, who are expert shots. Only
the other day very bright and at.
tractive young woman was brought in
here by her father to purchase a shot.
gun. She was fine shot and had
been accustomed to the use of fire
arms since she was little girl. She
was particularly expert in shooting
ON the wing, and would bring down a.
many birds as a regular sportsman
would ordinarily. No, they don't care
for fancy stocks, silver mountings
or any fancy tixings, singular as il
may seem. What they seem to want
is plainl, finished gun, but one that
is of first-class material and can be
depended upon. Some of the guns
have made for ladies have cost as
high as $3.50 EACH"
care the guns for women made diff
ferently in any way from those fol
menu"
eyes we always n axe the stock short
er-from one-half to three-quarters oil
an inch, the same as for boy II or Il
years cd. We sometimes. also, make
a hunting costume especially fol
ladies'. This is a corduroy, the jacket
being cut very like that usually worn
by sportsmen and the skirt close-fit-
ting. The cost for such suit runs
from $50 to $50. Many OF them while
hunting wear boots with broad soles.'
GLOW do they stand the fatigue ?"
Exceedingly we'll. Yes, can give
you an example which will show you
how brave and enthusiastic they are
as hunters. 1t was in New Bruins
wick, last month, that Mr.. M. Adj
ans, accompanied by his wife, made
a trip to the headwaters OF the North
west Miramichi. Mrs. Adams rode
eighteen miles over portage road on
q buck board. After days rest she
went up the river a distance of nine
teen miles with her husband in a
canoe. They camped all night near
the foot OF the Bald mountains. the
lady thus having the honor of being
the first white woman that ever Wis
tied that wild region. They returned
to their first days camp the next day
again in their canoe. Throughout
the whole of the rough passage Mrs.
Adams pluck and endurance were
such as any other sportsman might
have envied.-[New York Mail and
Express.